WACANA PENDIDIKAN ISLAM MULTIKULTURAL UNTUK KEHARMONISAN HIDUP BERBANGSA

Abstract

Indonesia’s diversity of ethnic, culture, tradition, and religion have aroused the dynamics of cultural
diversity and positive civilization. If it is not managed wisely and comprehensively, it will cause conflict
and disintegration. Multicultural education in Indonesia should not only become an academic discourse,
but it also needs to be implemented in the concrete sphere in the educational realm. A conceptual frame
for its implementation is neded, that is why, the problems caused by the effects of the diversity and
religious bias do not become a heavy burden for the country. As for the students, this paper explains
multicultural education in Islamic education and process to cultivate values of beliefs and importance
of unique recognition for every ethnic, culture, and other social groups.